Standard 8

Chemistry

Chapter 2

Basic Constituents Of Matter

1) Classify the following in to elements and compounds.

(Ammonia , sugar, nitrogen , mercury , sodium chloride , water , copper
sulphate , sodium , carbon)
Answer:

Elements Compounds
Mercury Sugar
Sodium Sodium chloride
Carbon Water
Nitrogen Copper sulphate
Ammonia

2) Analyse the chemical equation given for the reaction between nitrogen and
hydrogen to give ammonia.
N2 + 3H2 2NH3
a) What are the reactants and products in this reaction?
b) Find the total number of molecules and atoms of the reactants.
c) Find the total number of molecules and atoms of the products
d) What is the relation between number of atoms of the reactants and
products?

Answer:

a) Reactants : Nitrogen, Hydrogen

Product : Ammonia
b) Total number of molecules in reactants = 4
Total number of atoms = 8
 c) Total number of molecules in product = 2
Total atoms = 8
d) Total number of atoms in reactants and products are equal.

3) N is the symbol of nitrogen.

(a) What do N2, 2N, 2N2 indicate?
(b) How many molecules and atoms are present in 5N2?

Answer:

(a) N2 : One nitrogen atom

2N: Two nitrogen atoms
2N2: Two nitrogen molecules
(b) 5N2 - 10 atoms, 5 molecules

4) Some chemical equations are given.

C + O2 CO2
CH4 + 2O2 CO2 + 2H2O
N2 + O2 NO
CaCO3 CaO + CO2
H2 + I 2 HI
Fe + HCl FeCl2 + H2
CO2 + C CO

a) Which of these are balanced chemical equations?

b) Balance those equations which are not balanced.

Answer:

a) C + O2 CO2
CH4 + 2O2 CO2 + 2H2O
CaCO3 CaO + CO2
b) N2 + O2 2NO
H2 + I 2 2HI
Fe + 2HCl FeCl2 + H2
 CO2 + C 2CO

5) Find whether the following statements are right or wrong.

a) All atoms of the same element show the same properties.
b) The atoms present in a compound are different.
c) Elements are pure substances.
d) Hydrogen is a monoatomic molecule.

Answer:

a) True
b) True
c) True
d) False
6) Symbols of some elements are given. Write down the names of these
elements.

a) Na b) C

c) K d) N
Answer:
a) Sodium b) Carbon

c) Pottassium d) Nitrogen

7) Evaluate the given chemical equation and answer the following questions.
SO2 + O2 SO3
a) Which are the reactants in the chemical reaction?
b) What is the product of the chemical reaction?
c) Write the balanced chemical equation.

Answer:

a) SO2 , O2
b) SO3
c) 2SO2 + O2 2SO3
8) Examine the following molecules and tabulate the atoms contained in
them.
a) Carbon dioxide
b) Hydrogen chloride
c) Water
d) Mercuric oxide
Answer:
a) C, O
b) H, Cl
c) H, O
d) Hg, O

9) Write the diatomic molecules from the following.

H2 , Na, C, N2, P4, O2
Answer:
H2 , N2, O2

10) Find out the odd one from the following. Give reason.

a) Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Carbon dioxide

b) Sodium , Pottassium, Magnesium, Iron

Answer:

a) Carbon dioxide : Carbon dioxide is a compound. Others are elements.

b) Magnesium : Others take symbols from their Latin name.